Relacionar Columnas Architectural Terms Matching GameVersión en línea Test your knowledge of architectural terms with this fun matching pairs game! por Lolly Burrows 1 Pediment 2 Rib Vault 3 Post & Lintel 4 Curtain Wall 5 Mullions 6 Hypostyle Hall 7 Oculus 8 Mihrab 9 Catacomb 10 Atrium 11 Stupa 12 Minarets 13 Pilaster 14 Basilica 15 tympanum 16 Coffer The entrance hall of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually featuring a pool for the collection of rainwater (impluvium). A niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray Tall thin towers that often frame the structure of a Mosque from which the muezzin calls people to prayer. A large interior space filled by rows of columns. Seen at the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak and the Great Mosque of Cordoba. Semicircular mound used as a burial/reliquary. Meant to represent the body of the Buddha and act as an axis mundi. (Latin: “eye”). In ancient Roman and later architecture, a circular window in the center of a dome. Simplest form of construction in which two vertical posts support a horizontal beam. A square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault. Seen in the Pantheon. A type of building used by the ancient Romans for diverse functions (such as law courts) - adapted to serve as the basis for the new churches. A rectangular column that is attached to a wall as seen on the Palazzo Rucellai. The semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an entryway. This area is often decorated with sculpture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. A lightweight wall that is not load bearing (carries no weight of the building). Most often made of glass windows, emulating a thin, sheer curtain. The interior vaulting caused by the use of pointed arches. Diagnostic of gothic architectural styles. Underground hallways and small rooms where both Christians and pagans were buried. The vertical bar that separates window panes. Notably ornamented with small bronze I-beams on the facade of the Seagram Building. A triangular shape atop the facade of a building, usually supported by columns above an entrance. Often encases a sculptural relief.
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